Elk · Areas 12, 13, 15, 110 · Type 7
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Drawn together: Areas 12, 13, 15, 110 — one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 12.
Black outline = hunt areas of this license; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Cow or calf valid on private land”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Aug. 15 – Jan. 31 | Cow or calf valid on private land |
Commission quota: 400 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFD’s draw reports split licenses across resident / nonresident / special pools, so per-pool draw numbers on this site will not add up to this total in a simple way). Source: WGFD Commission Regulation Ch. 7, Elk Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 2. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 64 licenses for 84 first-choice applicants — roughly 76% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 319 licenses for 135 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 336 licenses for 17 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 64 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 76.2% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 319 | 135 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 336 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33772/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33773/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33891/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33892/download?inline
Trend & 2027 outlook
Estimate based on past WGFD draw results, not a WGFD prediction. Straight-line fit through every year with data (needs 3+ years). 2027 quotas are not set yet; quota changes and new regulations can change everything.
Nonresident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 56 (2024) → 64 (2025) → 64 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↑ Odds: 61% (2021) → … → 70% (2025) → 76% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 74–76%
- 1st-choice applicants: 59 (2021) → 74 (2022) → 100 (2023) → 99 (2024) → 91 (2025) → 84 (2026); licenses: 36 (2021) → 47 (2022) → 56 (2023) → 56 (2024) → 64 (2025) → 64 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 16 (2024) → 18 (2025) → 17 (2026); licenses: 294 (2024) → 336 (2025) → 336 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 164 (2021) → 164 (2022) → 177 (2023) → 151 (2024) → 167 (2025) → 135 (2026); licenses: 178 (2021) → 239 (2022) → 278 (2023) → 278 (2024) → 318 (2025) → 319 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 318 → 319 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.